Nov. 4, 2005

BERKELEY, Calif. - Coming off a program-best third-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships, the California men's cross country team is ranked No. 28 nationally in the NCAA Cross Country Poll released Nov. 1. This marks the latest in the season that the Golden Bears have ever been ranked in the top 30.

Led by senior Giliat Ghebray's eighth-place showing, four Cal runners placed in the top 20 at the 2005 conference meet.

Wisconsin holds the No. 1 spot in the national poll, with Arkansas falling to No. 2 after holding the top spot in the previous two rankings. Stanford is the highest ranked Pac-10 team at No. 4, followed by Arizona at No. 9 and then Cal. Washington is right behind the Bears in 29th.

Cal will be looking to qualify as a team to the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history at the NCAA West Regional Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Stanford Golf Course.

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Rank  Team                      Region    Points  Rank  Rank
1     Wisconsin (12)               GL      476     2     2
2     Arkansas (4)                 SC      468     1     1
3     Colorado                     M       442     3     3
4     Stanford                     W       432     4     5
5     Notre Dame                   GL      414     5     7
6     BYU                          M       402     6     4
7     Georgetown                   MA      354     9    12
8     UTEP                         M       351    10    11
9     Arizona                      W       342     7     6
10    Texas                        SC      338    12     9
11    Alabama                      S       287    20    --
12    Kansas                       MW      286    13    28
13    Portland                     W       273    15    16
14    Florida                      S       252     8    13
15    Ohio State                   GL      246    26    18
16    Dartmouth                    NE      242    14    22
17    William & Mary               SE      213    16    15
18    Minnesota                    MW      212    23    20
19    Virginia                     MA      211    18    29
20    Iowa                         MW      172    11    14
21    Iona College                 NE      153    21     8
22    Florida State                S       152    19    17
23    Michigan                     GL      149    17    19
24    Cal Poly San Luis Obispo     W       144    27    10
25    Indiana                      GL       96    22    21
26    Oklahoma State               MW       82    25    --
27    American                     MA       59    29    25
28    California                   W        45    --    --
29    Washington                   W        35    24    24
30    Providence                   NE       34    --    --
--    Air Force                    M              28    26
--    Eastern Michigan             GL             30    --
--    North Carolina State         SE             --    23
--    Arizona State                W              --    27
--    Colorado State               M              --    30
Also receiving votes: Air Force 20, Eastern Michigan 18, Colorado State
12, Tennessee 12, Princeton 8, Butler 3, Michigan State 2, Weber State 2, Duquesne 1.